Stephen Helms, MD
Dermatology · Jackson, MSNPI 1902892979
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $1,002 of the $1,115 with a category attached, or 89.9%. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novartis at 56.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $390 and has fallen 56.6% since, to $169 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for dermatology clinicians in MS, where the typical reported total is $4,621.
Across 79 payments — averaging $14.12 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$633
- AbbVie$207
- LEO Pharma AS$113
- LEO Pharma Inc.$57
- Johnson & Johnson$39
- Pfizer$28
- plus $39 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$11310%
- Food & beverage$1,00290%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 62 | $633 |
| AbbVie | 8 | $207 |
| LEO Pharma AS | 1 | $113 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 3 | $57 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $39 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $28 |
| Organon | 1 | $22 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 1 | $16 |
How this compares
$1,115 in reported general payments places this provider in the 25th percentile of 78 dermatology providers in Mississippi.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 21 | $263 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 11 | $210 |
| MethotrexateMethotrexate Sodium | 11 | $68 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other dermatology in Jackson
- Jeremy JacksonJackson$450K
- Thy HuynhJackson$51K
- Robert BrodellJackson$26K
- Colleen PowersJackson$10K
- Ashton DavisJackson$10K
- Carlton DanielJackson$10K
- Caitlyn ReedJackson$6K
- Ashley EmersonJackson$6K
- Summer MorrissetteJackson$4K
- Sarah FillingimJackson$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.